The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-18
CIvIL-sERvICE REFORM.

Details of the Amendments REQ entity Ap-
proved by the President
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE President has
approved the amendment proposed by the Civil.
service Commissioners of Rnle Of the amended
civil-service rules. giving the Commissioners
authority to appoint the following board Of civil
service examiners
The central board composed Of seven mem.
bers. who shall be detailed from the Departments
in which they are serving. for continuous s6rv.
ice at the Office of the Civil-service Commission
Under the supervision OF the commission is
shall examine and mark the papers of all exam.
nations for entrance to the departmental sdfv-
ice, and also Of such of the papers of examina.
tion for entrance to either the customs or postal
service shall be submitted to it by the CONF
mission. The commission shall have authority
to require any customs or postal board to send
the papers of any examination conducted by
said board to be examined and marked by the
central board. The persons composing this
board shall be in the departmental service.
Special Boards-These boards shall mark tho
papers Of special examinations for the classified
departmental service, and shall be composed OF
persons in the public service.
Supplementary Boards-These boards shall
mark the papers of supplementary examinations
of the classified departmental service, and shall
be composed of persons in the public service.
Local Departmental Boards--These boards
shall be organized at one or more places in each
departmental services are to be held, and shall
each be composed of persons in the public service
residing in the State or Territory in which she
board is to act.
toms district, to be composed of persons In tho
customs service in the district for which said
board is to act. These boards shall conduct az.
aminatiors for entrance to, and promotion IN.
tho classified customs service.
Postal Boards. One Tor each classified post
Office, to be composed Of persons in tho postal
service at the postofGce for which said board ID
to act These boards shall conduct Axamiua.
| tiohs for entrance to, and promotion In, tho
2 No person shall be appointed member Of
| any board Of examiners named herein until
| after consultation by the Civii-service Commits.
sioners with the head Of the department or Office
| in which the person whom il desires to appoint
| is serving.
3. It shall be the duty OF the head OF any clas-
| sifiad customs Office or classified postofice, to
promptly inform the Clvilsezvice Commission, in
writing, of tho removal or resignation from tha
| public service or of the death of any member Of
/ board of examiners appointed from his offico.
/ And upon request of the commission such officer
/ shall state to the commission which of the per-
| sons employed in his Office he regards as most
| any vacancy which may otherwise occur: and in
making this statement the officer shall mention
generally the qualifications of each Of the per-
/ sons therein named by him.
/ The duties of q member OF a special sun.
Elementary, local departme sa Gu stoms or postal
| board of examiners, shall be regarded as q part
of the public duties of such examiner, and each
| examiner shall be allowed time during Office
| hours to perform the duties required of him.
/ 5. The Civil service Commission shall have
| authority to draft regulations. which shall ~
prescribe the manner OF organizing the several
boards Of civil service examiners herein named;
/ ~ more particularly state tho powers OF each
| of said boards, and l3l specifically define the
| duties of the members thereof.
/ G. The Civil-service Commission shall have
| authority to change, at any time, the member.
/ ship of any OF the above named boards of ciyil-
/ service examiners